Before House of the Dragon premiered, the show or movie it was most often compared to in reviews (besides Game of Thrones, of course) was Succession. I’m guilty of this. But now that we’re nine episodes into the season, with only the finale to go, one thing has become abundantly clear: House of the Dragon is basically Shrek.
To be fair, life itself is basically Shrek. But think about it: both House of the Dragon and Shrek have dragons, obviously, but Alicent’s green dress is similar to what Fiona wears; King Viserys and King Harold have comparative deaths (except for the fact that Harold is a, uh, frog at the time); and yes, there’s foot stuff, too. Still convinced Have a look.
— Shrek (@shreketc) October 20, 2022
There’s even more similarities: